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Elkanah

husband of Hannah and father of Samuel in the Books of Samuel
Person Human Biblical Figure Q2424977
Elkanah
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Facts

8 properties
Instance of
human biblical figure
Sex or gender
male[5]
Father
Jeroham[1]
Spouse
Hannah, Peninnah[2][3]
Child
Samuel[4]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[7][8][9]
Present in work
First Book of Samuel, 1 Chronicles 6, Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi[10][11][12]
Residence
Ramathaim-Zophim[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elkanah ar ألقانة da Elkana el Ελκανά es Elcana es Elcaná he אלקנה he אלקנה בן ירוחם he אלקנה בן ירחם ko 엘가나 nl Elkana (Bijbel) ru Елкана zh 以利加拿
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
38117256
GND ID
13379928X
Biblissima authority ID
3Dc
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/0grhtn
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0grhtn
HAND ID
D742-31E6-2B05-9AB9-CF6C
IxTheo authority ID
691829861
J9U entity ID
987007499240305171
Sandrart.net person ID
1154

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Spouse 2
Hannah, Peninnah
Spouses 2
Hannah, Peninnah
Child 1
Samuel
Children (paternal) 1
Samuel
Present in work 1
First Book of Samuel
Residence 1
Ramathaim-Zophim
Sex or gender 1
male
← Characters 1
Books of Samuel
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FAQs

Who were Elkanah's parents?

Elkanah's father was Jeroham[1].

Who was Elkanah married to?

Elkanah's spouses include Hannah[2] and Peninnah[3].

Related Entities

First Book of Samuel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [1] ↑ . First Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . First Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . First Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . 1 Samuel 1. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi. Retrieved . gams.uni-graz.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · CHIGC · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → First Book of Samuel, 1 Chronicles 6, Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi
    "Created claim: Present in work: Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi, Reference identified persons to the compendium (details)"
  2. 13w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → D742-31E6-2B05-9AB9-CF6C
    "Created claim: HAND ID: D742-31E6-2B05-9AB9-CF6C, batch #265669"
  3. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
    Residence → Ramathaim-Zophim
    Spouse → Hannah, Peninnah
    Sex or gender → male
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q229451, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
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